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The 2012 C-Class W204 uses an infrared-based key system, not RF like most modern cars. The IYZ-3312 fob talks to the EIS (Electronic Ignition Switch) module, part number A2079052600 on most C-Class trims, through an IR receiver in the steering column. A weak CR2025 won't just kill the remote buttons. It can cause slow crank, "Key not recognized," or the steering lock ESL refusing to release. Swap the CR2025 first, but make sure the IR LED window on the key head is clean and not scratched up.

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Got a call from a guy out in the Saticoy area of Ventura. His 2012 C250 had one working key left, and the chrome shell was cracking right along the seam where the blade meets the head. He'd been babying it for weeks, holding it together with electrical tape.

He told me the dealer quoted him a two-week wait because the key had to be ordered from Germany, then cut and programmed at the service bay. Two weeks with one taped-together key on a car he drives to work every day.

I showed up with blanks and my IR programming setup. The W204 key system runs through the EIS module, which stores the key profiles, and the ESL steering lock, which has its own separate authorization step. With a working key present, adding a spare is pretty quick. I read the EIS, generated the new key data, cut the HU64 blade on my portable machine, and programmed the fresh IYZ-3312 fob on the hood of his car.

Tested all four buttons. Locks, unlock, trunk, panic. Then the start cycle, watching for the immobilizer light to drop. Clean start, no hesitation.

He peeled the tape off the old key and just looked at it like he couldn't believe that thing had been his only way to drive for three months. I told him to keep it as a backup. New shell, transplant the board, and he'd have two solid keys.

Whole thing took about 20 minutes, on site, for a fraction of what the dealer wanted.

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My key broke in the ignition. Can you get it out and make a new one?▼

Yes. Broken key extraction on the W204 is a standard call for us. The HU64 blade is thin and the ignition cylinder is tight, so we use purpose-built extraction hooks to pull the broken piece without scoring the wafers. Mercedes chrome key shells are known for cracking at the hinge and along the seam. Once the broken bit is out, I check whether the PCB and NEC processor chip inside the fob head survived. If the board is intact, I transplant it into a new shell and cut a fresh blade. No reprogramming needed. If the board cracked too, I cut and program a full replacement on site.